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COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP CMCO

Nasdaq · stock · Construction Machinery & Equip · website · IPO 1996-02-22 · LEI

COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$417.1M
P / S0.3×
P / B0.3×
Dividend yield1.93%
Net margin-19.2%
Return on equity-15.8%
FCF margin-13.7%
Net debt$2.3B
Enterprise value USD$2.7B
Earnings yield EBIT/EV-4.4%
Return on capital-2.8%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
3.30% 5.20% 4.60% -0.50% -19.20% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
30.30% 34.00% 34.80% 35.00% 33.90% 34.80% 36.50% 37.00% 33.80% 30.10% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
3.70% 8.10% 7.90% 11.10% 6.50% 8.10% 10.50% 10.60% 5.70% -10.00% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
3.80% 5.80% 5.30% -0.60% -15.80% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
22.6M 23.3M 23.7M 23.9M 24.2M 28.5M 28.8M 29.0M 28.7M 28.7M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
$343.7M $300.3M $229.2M $136.9M $46.8M $381.7M $324.9M $403.2M $405.0M $2.30B 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
1.80% 2.90% 2.60% -0.30% -4.80% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
3.90% 7.60% 4.20% 2.50% -13.70% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
1.23× 0.89× 0.70× 0.54× 0.47× 0.64× 0.55× 0.59× 0.52× 1.65× 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$0.43 $0.95 $1.80 $2.50 $0.38 $1.04 $1.68 $1.61 -$0.18 -$7.40 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP trades at about 12× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 10.8×–130.3×, median 25.6×).

10.8× 130.3×

Shaded band = 10-year range (10.8×–130.3×); dot = today's 12×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Gross margin30.1%33.8%37.0%36.5%34.8%33.9%35.0%34.8%34.0%30.3%
Operating margin-10.0%5.7%10.6%10.5%8.1%6.5%11.1%7.9%8.1%3.7%
Net margin-19.2%-0.5%4.6%5.2%3.3%—————
FCF margin-13.7%2.5%4.2%7.6%3.9%—————
Return on assets-4.8%-0.3%2.6%2.9%1.8%—————
Return on equity-15.8%-0.6%5.3%5.8%3.8%—————
Debt / equity1.65×0.52×0.59×0.55×0.64×0.47×0.54×0.70×0.89×1.23×
Current ratio2.021.811.962.051.872.402.461.721.741.79

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-03-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.